Speculation: Where do the Jackets finish?

[Johansen2Foligno]

I don't understand all the nay-saying. We are only a couple of goals in every game away from being the best team in the NHL

Whether that be we score more or we give up less - the point remains.

 

[DarkandStormy]

Jackets are 4-4-1 this month, though the wins have come over the Senators (fired coach), Blues (fired coach), Sabres (bad and maybe going to fire their coach?), and Leafs, a team that notoriously can't win very often in regulation and in which a 5 goal lead was blown.

In the last 10 games, the only win over an NHL-.500 or better team was that 5 goal blown lead against Toronto.

10 points behind WC2 spot (if you sort by points %).

Sens have fallen off so CBJ now sit 28th in the league by points %.

 

[DarkandStormy]

On pace for 67 points, though it's possible that pace dips after the TDL depending on the moves made.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

On pace for 67 points, though it's possible that pace dips after the TDL depending on the moves made.

8 point improvement from last year. Progress

 

[JacketsDavid]

On pace for 67 points, though it's possible that pace dips after the TDL depending on the moves made.

Likely we will win our last game and JD and Ownership will convince themselves it's a team that should be in the hunt for 164 points next season...

 

[DarkandStormy]

Likely we will win our last game and JD and Ownership will convince themselves it's a team that should be in the hunt for 164 points next season...

"If you exclude their losses, they're undefeated!"

 

[Viqsi]

"If you exclude their losses, they're undefeated!"

As opposed to "if you ignore those wins, they're the worst team ever"?

We can do without the hyperbole.

 

[DarkandStormy]

As opposed to "if you ignore those wins, they're the worst team ever"?

We can do without the hyperbole.

This was a sarcastic post about Brian Hedger's view of the team.

 

[ThisIsMyAlibi]

Dead last.

 

[Viqsi]

Dead last.

It's posts like this that prove to me once and for all you're not paying any attention whatsoever to any other teams in the League.

We have a better chance at a wild card spot than we do of dropping to the level of Chicago and San Jose (accounting for "games in hand" at both ends). San Jose has over double our negative goals differential (-95 to our -44) and Chicago is closer to that than not (-81).

 

[AndBoomGoesTheCannon]

8 point improvement from last year. Progress

Brick by brick

 

[I3LI3]

i’m gonna be so far off hahaha. I said 81-85. gulp

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I'm with the majority here, I think anywhere from 80-90 points.

I listen to Portys podcast and he keeps predicting we start slow. Well, looking at our schedule, if we start slow it will likely be a major issue and a worse season than I actually thought. It's a relatively weaker start (4 game home stand to start, only 3 road games total in October) than we had last year. We also have a lot of home games in November too. So if we start slow, I feel like its going to be a potential bottom 5 finish again.

There's too many question marks for this to be a playoff team (center is still an issue, defense will be improved but by how much? And of course, goaltending) in all likelihood. If Elvis rebounds into first year form, then we can be right there. I don't anticipate that though and would not be surprised if Martin/Tarasov unseats him as starter at some points in the season.

Special teams will probably be an issue again.

Well, at least I was right about the schedule and special teams.

Unfortunately (kinda?) right about Elvis, roster issues, and definitely wrong on the point total.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Were gonna stay right where we are in 29th. I'm sure we'll get passed in the draft lottery and probably pick 5th.

 

[Cowumbus]

79-81 points

Dang, worse than I thought and I didn’t feel good to begin with lmao.

 

[koteka]

Somewhere in the 70s and 13th in the East. I dont see a team that can hold late leads or take a tie game into overtime.

Maybe a little optimistic on where we finish, but I totally nailed the team not being able to hold leads.